Music & Entertainment

Alexa is the brain behind Amazon Echo and other Alexa devices. Using Alexa is as simple as asking a question—just ask, and Alexa will respond instantly. Alexa lives in the cloud so it’s always getting smarter, and updates are delivered to your devices automatically. Using Alexa for Music & Entertainment can make your life easier and more fun.

Sports– Get scores and schedules for the major football, basketball, baseball, hockey, and soccer leagues or set up a personalized Sports Update to keep tabs on your favorite teams. Just ask:

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To set up your Sports Update, go to Settings in your Alexa App and choose Sports Update

Audible audiobooks– Audible’s professionally narrated audiobooks let you get lost in a story while cooking, enjoying family time, or drifting off to sleep. Learn more or just ask:

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To set up your Sports Update, go to Settings in your Alexa App and choose Sports Update

Live radio – You can listen to tons of radio stations with Alexa, via TuneIn and iHeartRadio. Just ask:

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To see which radio stations are availabe, go to Music & Books in your Alexa App and select TuneIn or iHeartRadio.

Podcasts– Podcasts make any chore more fun. Just ask:

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To see which podcasts are availabe, go to Music & Books in your Alexa App and select TuneIn or iHeartRadio

Kindle books– Alexa can read compatible Kindle books out loud, using the same text-to-speech technology used for news articles and calendar entries. Learn more or just ask:

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Twitter Reader skill– Add Alexa skills to expand your entertainment options. Listen to Tweets from your home Timeline or trending Tweets near you with the Twitter Reader skill. To get started, enable these skills by saying, “Alexa, enable Twitter Reader skill.”

The Daily Show skill – Hear highlight clips form the latest episode of The Daily Show with The Daily Show skill.
To get started, enable these skills by saying, “Alexa, enable Daily Show skill.” Follow any additional set-up instructions, then just ask:

There are thousands of Alexa Skills in 20 categories. Get started customizing your Alexa device today.

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